Allen sorts through the information. True to his word, he is not an advice person. He is an interpreter of data. He solves equations. And people are interesting, but they are not equations. They aren't easy. So he thinks good and long before responding.
In the meantime, he puts his hand on Dani's shoulder and rubs it comfortingly.
His words have been a little mechanical. His thought process is very mechanical right now, because this is an important discussion. But the gesture is warm and comforting.
"Your creator, acting as your father, mislead you for his own purposes, it sounds like. You're not the first kid to have been convinced to do wrong things by their parents. Don't worry about that." he ruffles her hair a little bit. That last bit WAS advice - he thinks a little more before responding.
"And now . . . you feel bad for killing other variations on the cloning process, worse because you've come to see them as people, and worse because your friend hasn't, and you don't know if you want him to, because it hurts to think of things you've killed as people and know you can't do anything about it now. Yeah?"
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In the meantime, he puts his hand on Dani's shoulder and rubs it comfortingly.
His words have been a little mechanical. His thought process is very mechanical right now, because this is an important discussion. But the gesture is warm and comforting.
"Your creator, acting as your father, mislead you for his own purposes, it sounds like. You're not the first kid to have been convinced to do wrong things by their parents. Don't worry about that." he ruffles her hair a little bit. That last bit WAS advice - he thinks a little more before responding.
"And now . . . you feel bad for killing other variations on the cloning process, worse because you've come to see them as people, and worse because your friend hasn't, and you don't know if you want him to, because it hurts to think of things you've killed as people and know you can't do anything about it now. Yeah?"